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All roads lead to Chicago and its Japanese gardens for more than two hundred professionals and enthusiasts from the US, Canada and around the world who are attending the 2014 North American Japanese Garden Association's (NAJGA) biennial conference happening October 16 to 18. NAJGA, a non-profit organization, promotes the horticulture, business culture and human culture of Japanese gardens across North America. The three-day conference, taking place at the Chicago Botanic Garden, features workshops and lectures on Japanese garden design and maintenance, horticulture, garden history, business practices, education and cultural programming, and health and wellness. Top Japanese garden...

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All roads lead to Chicago and its Japanese gardens for more than two hundred professionals and enthusiasts from the US, Canada and around the world who are attending the 2014 North American Japanese Garden Association's (NAJGA) biennial conference...

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The...

A 22-year-old man was shot in the head in the Roseland neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, one of at least 12 people, including a Chicago police captain and at least six teens as young as 14 years old, shot in Chicago since Tuesday morning, police said.
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